My point is that if we expect state legislators to be our great defenders against an overweening federal government I contend we are putting our trust in a very weak reed.
The State and Local governments are a weak reed indeed. And that is oddly the point. Their capacity to disrupt the affairs of the citizens is limited by the scope of their power. Stated another way, in round numbers the capacity of any State Legislature to wreak havoc on the nation as a whole is roughly 1/50 that of the Congress. And if they so wreak, there are 49 other States eager to exploit their foolishness.